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Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Congo, D.Rep Flag
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
(pronounced - deh-muh-kra-tuhk ruh-puh-bluhk ov thuh kong-gow | ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋgəʊ)
OFFICIAL NAME: Democratic Republic of the Congo
DEMONYMS: Congolese, African
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is part of the Central Africa region in the continent of Africa. The name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is believed to have derived from the native people known as the Bakongo, which the Congo River was named. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 2.3 million square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is French, the capital city is Kinshasa, and the main currency used is the Franc Congolais.
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| KEY STATISTICS

RED
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Medium-Low
Medium-Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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RED
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REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

13,814
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ASYLUM

82
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TOTAL DISPLACED

13,896
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

165,006
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

18
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
la criminalité (french)
ABUSE
abuser de (french)
AFRAID
peur (french)
ASSISTANCE
assistance (french)
ASYLUM
asile (french)
DEATH
décès (french)
DETENTION
retenue (french)
DISPLACE
déplacer (french)
KIDNAPPING
enlèvement (french)
PERSECUTION
persécution (french)
RAPE
râpé (french)
SCARED
effrayé (french)
WAR
guerre (french)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

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×  HIGH RISK  | LGBTQIA+ warning. The country likely has serious issues, and refugees and migrants from the community would likely face discrimination and, in some extreme cases, persecution....read more

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently issues relating to acts of terrorism affecting certain regions or across the entire country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
GOVERNMENT
parlement | assemblée nationale
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
cabinet du premier ministre
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

No

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Mixed Model (inc donor)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

Institut National de Sécurité Sociale or INSS

Gayther Healthcare - Healthcare Name

HEALTHCARE NAME

assurance santé

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Kinshasa

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REGION

Central Africa

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CONTINENT

Africa

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

2345410

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Atlantic Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

French
Official Language(s) spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The emergency service numbers within the Democratic Republic of the Congo to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ambulance (french)

dial
118

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
police (french)

dial
112

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
feu (french)

dial
112

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
en traitement (french)
APPLICANT
demandeur (french)
APPLICATION FORM
formulaire de demande (french)
ASYLUM SEEKER
demandeur d'asile (french)
CITIZENSHIP
citoyenneté (french)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
pays d'origine (french)
DATE OF BIRTH
date de naissance (french)
DISPLACEMENT
déplacement (french)
GENDER
le genre (french)
MIGRANT
migrant (french)
NAME
prénom (french)
NATIONALITY
nationalité (french)
PROOF
preuve (french)
REFUGEE
réfugié (french)
RELIGION
religion (french)
RETURN
revenir (french)
SEXUALITY
sexualité (french)
STATUS
statut (french)
TRANSIT
transit (french)
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LGBTQIA+ Terms

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Lesbian
lesbienne (french)
Gay Flag
Gay
gay (french)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
bisexuel (french)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgenres (french)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersexe (french)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
asexué (french)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
interrogatoire (french)
Community Flag
Community
communauté (french)
Gender Flag
Gender
lié au genre (french)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
relatif à la sexualité (french)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
non binaire (french)
Queer Flag
Queer
queer (french)
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REFUGEE CAMPS & SETTLEMENTS

The temporary and semi-permanent

Camps and Settlements

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COUNTRY NAME

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A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | د کانګو دیموکراتیک جمهوریت (pashto)
Albania Flag
republika demokratike e kongos (albanian)
Algeria Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | république démocratique du congo (french)
American Samoa Flag
ripapelika temokarasi o congo (samoan)
Andorra Flag
república democràtica del congo (catalan)
Angola Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Argentina Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Armenia Flag
կոնգոյի դեմոկրատական ​​հանրապետություն (armenian)
Australia Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Austria Flag
demokratische republik kongo (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
konqo demokratik respublikası (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Bahrain Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
কঙ্গো গণতান্ত্রিক প্রজাতন্ত্র (bengali)
Barbados Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Belarus Flag
дэмакратычная рэспубліка конга (belarusian) | демократическая республика конго (russian)
Belgium Flag
democratische republiek congo (dutch) | république démocratique du congo (french) | demokratische republik kongo (german)
Belize Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | república democrática del congo (spanish)
Benin Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Bermuda Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
demokratska republika kongo (bosnian) | demokratska republika kongo (croatian) | демократска република конго (serbian)
Botswana Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
republik demokratik congo (malay) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Bulgaria Flag
демократична република конго (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Burundi Flag
république démocratique du congo (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យកុងហ្គោ (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Canada Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
democratische republiek congo (dutch) | democratic republic of congo (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Chad Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Channel Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Chile Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
China Flag
刚果民主共和国 (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Comoros Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | - (comorian) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Cook Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | manapori republic of congo (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Croatia Flag
demokratska republika kongo (croatian)
Cuba Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
λαϊκή δημοκρατία του κονγκό (greek) | demokratik kongo cumhuriyeti (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
demokratická republika kongo (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
den demokratiske republik congo (danish)
Djibouti Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Dominica Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Egypt Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Eritrea Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | ዲሞክራስያዊት ሪፓብሊክ ኮንጎ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Estonia Flag
kongo demokraatlik vabariik (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክ ኮንጎ (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Finland Flag
kongon demokraattinen tasavalta (finnish) | demokratiska republiken kongo (swedish)
France Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
French Guiana Flag
république démocratique du congo (french) | république démocratique du congo (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Gambia, The Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | კონგოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
demokratische republik kongo (german)
Ghana Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Gibraltar Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Greece Flag
λαϊκή δημοκρατία του κονγκό (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | den demokratiske republik congo (danish)
Grenada Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Guam Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Guinea Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
république démocratique du congo (french) | repiblik demokratik kongo (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
剛果民主共和國 (cantonese) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Hungary Flag
kongói demokratikus köztársaság (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
lýðveldið kongó (icelandic)
India Flag
कांगो लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य (hindi) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Indonesia Flag
republik demokratik kongo (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
جمهوری دموکراتیک کنگو (persian)
Iraq Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Ireland Flag
poblacht dhaonlathach an chongó (irish (gaelic)) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Isle of Man Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Israel Flag
הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו (hebrew)
Italy Flag
repubblica democratica del congo (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Jamaica Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Japan Flag
コンゴ民主共和国 (japanese)
Jordan Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
конго демократиялық республикасы (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
jamhuri ya kidemokrasia ya kongo (swahili) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
콩고민주공화국 (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
콩고민주공화국 (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
republika demokratike e kongos (albanian) | демократска република конго (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
конго демократиялык республикасы (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕຄອງໂກ (lao)
Latvia Flag
kongo demokrātiskā republika (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
democratic republic of congo (sesotho) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Liberia Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Libya Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
demokratische republik kongo (german)
Lithuania Flag
kongo demokratinė respublika (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
demokratesch republik kongo (luxembourgish) | république démocratique du congo (french) | demokratische republik kongo (german)


M  
Macau Flag
剛果民主共和國 (cantonese) | república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
repoblika demokratikan'i kongo (malagasy) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Malawi Flag
democratic republic of congo (chichewa) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Malaysia Flag
republik demokratik congo (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Malta Flag
ir-repubblika demokratika tal-kongo (maltese) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Martinique Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Mauritania Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
république démocratique du congo (french) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Mayotte Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Mexico Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
republica democratică congo (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Mongolia Flag
бүгд найрамдах ардчилсан конго улс (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
демократска република конго (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
ကွန်ဂိုဒီမိုကရက်တစ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Nepal Flag
प्रजातान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र कंगो (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
democratische republiek congo (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
New Caledonia Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
New Zealand Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | manapori republic of congo (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Niger Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Nigeria Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | democratic republic of congo (english)
North Macedonia Flag
демократска република конго (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
den demokratiske republikken kongo (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
جمہوری جمہوریہ کانگو (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Panama Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Paraguay Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | ડેમોક્રેટિક રિપબ્લિક ઓફ કોંગો (guaraní)
Peru Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
demokratikong republika ng congo (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Poland Flag
demokratyczna republika konga (polish)
Portugal Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Qatar Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Romania Flag
republica democratică congo (romanian)
Russia Flag
демократическая республика конго (russian)
Rwanda Flag
repubulika iharanira demokarasi ya kongo (kinyarwanda) | democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Saint Helena Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
democratische republiek congo (dutch) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Samoa Flag
ripapelika temokarasi o congo (samoan) | democratic republic of congo (english)
San Marino Flag
repubblica democratica del congo (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
república democrática do congo (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Senegal Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Serbia Flag
демократска република конго (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Singapore Flag
刚果民主共和国 (mandarin) | democratic republic of congo (english) | republik demokratik congo (malay) | காங்கோ ஜனநாயக குடியரசு (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
konžská demokratická republika (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
demokratična republika kongo (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Somalia Flag
jamhuuriyadda dimuqraadiga ah ee kongo (somali) | جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
South Africa Flag
demokratiese republiek van die kongo (afrikaans) | democratic republic of congo (english) | - (southern ndebele) | democratic republic of congo (sesotho) | i-democratic republic of congo (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Spain Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish) | república democràtica del congo (catalan) | república democrática do congo (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
කොංගෝ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී ජනරජය (sinhalese) | காங்கோ ஜனநாயக குடியரசு (tamil) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Sudan Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Suriname Flag
democratische republiek congo (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Sweden Flag
demokratiska republiken kongo (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
demokratische republik kongo (german) | république démocratique du congo (french) | repubblica democratica del congo (italian) | repubblica democratica del congo (romansh)
Syria Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | république démocratique du congo (french) | democratic republic of congo (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
刚果民主共和国 (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
республикаи демократии конго (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
jamhuri ya kidemokrasia ya kongo (swahili) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Thailand Flag
สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยคองโก (thai)
Togo Flag
république démocratique du congo (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | democratic republic of congo (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Tunisia Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
demokratik kongo cumhuriyeti (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
kongo demokratik respublikasy (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | democratic republic of congo (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Ukraine Flag
демократична республіка конго (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Uruguay Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
kongo demokratik respublikasi (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | république démocratique du congo (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
respublica congensis (latin) | repubblica democratica del congo (italian)
Venezuela Flag
república democrática del congo (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
cộng hòa dân chủ công gô (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
république démocratique du congo (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (arabic)
Zambia Flag
democratic republic of congo (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
democratic republic of congo (english) | democratic republic of congo (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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